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Comment by littlidabbi

Last step of the AQ40 Scepter Chain, required to open the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj.

All the weapons are named after major characters in the War of the Ancients.

Runesword of the Red - Rhonin the Red, named so because of his characteristic bright red hair

Shadowsong's Sorrow - Named after Jarod Shadowsong, Maiev's brother. Commander of the Night Elf army after the nobles died.

Ravencrest's Legacy - Named after Kur'Talos Ravencrest. Leader of Black Rook Hold and Commander of the Night Elf army before his death, upon which the nobles took command.

Fang of Korialstrasz - Named after Korialstrasz. The dragon form of the magus Krasus, now primary consort of Alexstrasza.

Comment by lolcakes4life

Im curious.... Is this weapon obtainable or was it only possible during the 24 hour opening of the gates?Im a member of a pre tbc guild called heralds of yore in smolderthorn and would like to complete this quest but i dont know if it is possible to start the quest anymore.

Comment by DELJaneLame

Question: if you complete this specific quest and get a dagger or a sword - can you still bang a gong on a server with closed gates (assuming a server like that would be available for transfers some day)?

Comment by Kaelnarae55

( NOTE: I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FINAL REWARD IS OBTAINABLE ANY LONGER. If it isn’t, at least you have something to brag about! )

PART ONE – THE BLUE SHARD

Step 1.) "What Tomorrow Brings"

This is relatively easy. A simple Fedex quest. To obtain the quest you have to head to the center of Silithus and get this from Bristolth of the Shifting Sands. He is a Night Elf commander in full "Giant-stalker" hunter tier. To complete this quest you just have to head to the Caverns of Time. Travel to Tanaris. Head towards the Caverns of Time and head between the two large mountain sides on the path towards the entrance to the cave. The quest should complete then. Once that done, turn it in to Bristolth.

Step 2.) "Only One May Rise (Raid)"

This quest should be relatively easy as well. Especially with all the new Northrend gear and content that was released in Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack. Gather a raid group and head into Blackwing Lair. Once there kill Broodlord Lashlayer and loot his head then bring it back to Bristolth

Step 3.) "The Path of the Righteous"

This one is also very simple. Head to Hive'Zora, Hive'Ashi, or Hive'Regal in Silithus and collect 200 carapace fragments from the Silithus insects dwelling inside the hives. Then return to Bristolth.

Step 4.) "The Hand of the Righteous"

This is the same as the previous quest. Go out and get 200 more fragments then return to Bristolth to exchange them.

Step 5.) "Anachronos"

This one is another Fedex in the chain. Head back to Tanaris and go to the coordinates 64,50. Speak with Anachronos and complete the quest then speak with him again to gain the next part of this chain.

Step 6.) "Long Forgotten Memories"

This is ANOTHER Fedex! Head to the gates of AQ in Silithus and look for a small red glowing shard on the ground, click it. After the scene return to Anachronos (If you are unable use the shard try obtaining some Dreamfoil from Zangarmarsh then return to the shard and try again.) The shard is located at 28,89.

Step 7.) Chit-chat in Azshara. <---- (not the real quest name just making it up due to what you need to do next)

After you go back to Anachronos you need to then go speak with Azurego in Azshara. He will then give you a letter that will then start the Azuregos' Magical Ledger.

Step 8.) “Azuregos' Magical Ledger”

Just head back to Tanaris and give the Ledger to Narain Soothfancy. Head to Steamweedle Port and go north along the shoreline until you start running out of land, look around and you should find him. He’s a little gnome in red.

Step 9.) “Stewval, Ex-B.F.F.”

A.) Now before I explain, there will be two other quests he makes available after you give him the ledger, accept those as well. Head to Silverpine forest and go to 46,86 or around there, search for a little wooden box and open it. He should be in there.

B.) Once you get to him he’ll tell you he left the goggles in Molten Core. SO! Get a group going and get into Molten Core and keep trying until you find those goggles.

Step 10.) “Never Ask Me About My Buissness”

A.) Okay first part is just go back to Gadgetzan and speak with Dirge Quickcleave. He’ll give you a quest that is part of the chain.B.) Now you gotta run over to Feralas and head over to the Isle of Dread. There you’ll find your birds. All of the mobs are solable so keep killing until you get 20 of the loinchops. Now you may notice an elite boss called Lakmaeron. I suggest getting a second or third person unless you think you got more balls than a kodo. Kill him, grab the carcass and head over to Gadgetzan to turn it in.C.) Now he’s going to tell you to get him 20 goblin rocket fuel and 20 deeprock salt. Just head to the nearest city and look for some on the Auction House unless you know an engineer. Head back to him and fork em’ over to DirgeD.) Finally he gives you a final quest that gives you your 500 pound chicken. Go back to Narain and give it to him.

Step 11.) “Draconic for Dummies”

A.) Okay to start off you need to look at your map and zoom way out until you see just Kalimdor. Look south of the continent and you should see a sea serpent on the map. Head towards that sea serpent and move towards the very tip of its nose. There is where you should find the place to complete the quest and continue the next ones in the chain.B.) Now return to Narain and get another quest from him. Head to Winterspring then go down to 67,72. Use the bag of golds there. Once the gnome that appears in the gyrocopter appears, he’ll say afew things then send a 61 elite gorilla on your ass. Kill him then return to Narian.C.) Now you must travel quite a bit to gain the pages in this next part.Chapter I = Doctor Weavil, Dustwallow Marsh - Alcaz IslandChapter II = Felguard Elite, Blasted lands - Tainted Scar/Dark PortalChapter III = Hederine Initiate & Hederine Slayer, Winterspring - Darkwhisper GorgeChapter IV = Undercity on table near the book vendorChapter V = Stormwind libraryChapter VI = Raid: OnyxiaChapter VII = Raid: BWL on a table, Near Firemaw's patrol pathChapter VIII = Raid: RagnarosOnce all the pages are obtained, bind them together then return to Narain for your reward!

Step 12.) “The Good News and The Bad News”

Now he’s going to want you to gather a large assortment of items for him. You’ll need 20 Arcanite Bars. 10 Elementium ore. 10 Azerothian Diamonds. Finally 10 Blue Sapphires. Return to him once you have collected these.

Step 13.) “Wrath of Neptulon (Raid)”Now you have to return to Azshara and look around for a Swirling Maelstrom in the Bay of Storms. It should look like a wrecked ship. Use the Buoy and it’ll summon your elite monster, make sure you have a group so you can kill it, loot it. Go to Anachronos to get theblue shard needed to make the scepter.

PART TWO – THE GREEN SHARD

Step 14.) “Eranikus, Tyrant of the Dream”

What you need to do here is go into Sunken Temple and kill Eranikus and get the quest from Malfurion Stormrage. He will tell you to go to the outer walls of Darnassus. Once you are there, search for a wisp that completes the quest.

Step 15.) “Tyrande and Remulos”

The wisp will give you this quest, travel to Moonglade in search of Keeper Remulos, when found; turn the quest in and obtain the next part of the chain.

Step 16.) “Nightmare’s Corruption”

This one is quite annoying. You’ll need to travel to the Emerald Dream Portals around the world and gain shards from it. There will be dragons around the portals. Though shards only drop off of the dragon trash mobs in Ashenvale, Hinterlands, and Feralas. Though there is one in Duskwood which requires you to kill Twilight Corruptor which is a raid boss in itself. Make sure you loot the shard because there is only one on him and only one person gets it. Head back to Remulos to get the next quest.

Step 17.) “Nightmare Manifests”

Now you’ll need a 5 man before you accept this quest. Once you have it, Eranikus appears and you have to fight him. You aren’t there to kill him, just weaken him I guess. Anyway just fight heal and tank until something new happens or until you can turn in the quest back to Remulos then choose your epic.

Step 18.) “The Champion Returns”

Now you must head back to Anachronos and turn in the green shard.

Comment by Kaelnarae55

PART THREE – THE RED SHARD

Step 19.) “Nefarius’s Corruption”

We’re getting close to obtaining the scepter. Head back into Blackwing Lair and kill Vaelstrasz the Corrupt and get a quest from him then kill Nefarius and pick up the red shard then take it to Anachronos to complete the scepter.

PART FOUR – GETTING THE SCEPTER AND FINISHING THE CHAIN

Step 21.) “The Might of Kalimdor”

Accept this quest and turn it back in and get the scepter of the shifting sands. Once that is done, speak with him again to get the second to last quest.

Step 22.) “Bang A Gong!” (Only available to people who had the scepter during/before the war began. It only happens once per server unless there is a bug or Blizzard changes it otherwise.)

Once you bang that gong go back to get that legendary mounter and the next and final quest.

Step 23.) “Treasure of the Timeless One”

This one is the very last quest in this astronomical chain. Talk to the Jonathan the Revelator. Speak with him once more to turn it in and choose your reward from the Timeless Trove

Comment by DarkBlader

Wow now thats a very long chain thanks for all the info Kaelnarae55.

Comment by rehaili

if i do all the qs and stop at :Step 21.) “The Might of Kalimdor”

is that mean i can countine the chainon another realm which the gate of AQ is still closed to get the title and mount?

please i need answer

Comment by Spl4sh3r

Beelsebub the second leader of Achievement banged the gong on a newly opened realm he transfered to (after it was possible to transfer) and got the achievement on 28/1/2009 possible to see if you go to his armory site

Comment by 0c7or0k

It doesnt matter if they gate is open or not after 3 months(usall wait time) after its open they allow transfers and you can xfer and bang the gong for loot...I think though that the black mount only last like 2000 hours in game time so I think it does/did expire at some point.

I'm curious where you heard this, Magitek1? Can you post a link?

=)

Comment by Redeam

I did this quest for some time ago, but since i still have Scepter of the Shifting Sands, am i still able to bang the gong when i transfer to a new server, and still get the rewards ?

Thanks

Comment by theboss9990

We often see in these large online games bitter-sweet victories and forgettable events; while it is true that the first time you sever the head of VanCleef you feel a surge of pride, it is sullied by the knowledge of the thousands that came before you and those who will soon follow.

Actual history has many more memorable events because they are truly that, history. While the actions are repeatable, none are equal to that original moment in any way, but merely act as homage to that unique moment. This however is one of those true moments of game history, set in a world where history is usually repeatable.

To most they only knew of it second-hand, a friend of a friend hearing something about a hasty Black Wing Lair run; while to others it was a frenzied pace of night-after-night raids and countless hours of grinding to help form this Champion, to help herald in this event.

You may still be able to grasp at shadows of what this once was, and follow the path of those who did it before you, but in this rarest of quests there are none on par with the champions who broke the seal of Ahn’Qiraj to face the would-be god C’Thun, and quest beside us a Scarab Lord.

They, and only they, opened the Gates of Ahn’Qiraj, and ended the Great War Effort.{Not my comment but its so beautiful i wanted everyone to see it}

Comment by gorgutz13

I wish we were still allowed to do this quest, all the way through even if the gates are already open, because doing pre-bc raids "CAN" be easy, most people do not know how the bosses work, don't work in proper unison, and it's hard enough to find people to do it anyways so I think it's jsut as hard, if not harder to do pre-bc raids now than it was ever before so Blizzard should still allow us to get the mount and title, because getting it is a lot of hard work and we should get the reward for it. It's like doing the quests for legendary items such as Atiesh, they are still hard as living breathing hell but we can no longer do them because Blizzard thinks it's too easy now when it's actually harder when all things are considered.

Comment by Greysdawn

It is hugely disappointing there isn't even a Feat of Strength point for completing this line and receiving the scepter. Considering the number of raids bosses, epic fights and uncommon WORLD bosses you have to clear (and the crazy amount of rare/expensive mats you need) to get it, Blizzard should totally add one for this chain.

Comment by Talvanor

Also note that currently, the Gates are closed on the PTR realm Broxigar (PvE). I don't know if they're always closed on the PTR, but if not, then when the patch goes live we may see that closed-gates glitch... Let's hope.

Comment by JediGesserit

Do you get to keep the Scepter if you complete this quest? I'd like to have it as a memento but not being able to finish the questline would bug me.

Comment by Myebika

As of 3.2, i was able to complete this quest by speaking with Jonathan the Revelator. My guess is they completely removed Bang a Gong! from the game and after turning in Might of Kalimdor, you go right to this quest.

Comment by Paybays

I decided to stick 1 more month to my subscription, before taking a huge break, to compleet my last quest in this chain.I've started this quest chain back in Vanilla WoW, but never got my hands onto certain raids. Now, I come to finish what I've started and I can tell you it's an epic questchain.

Not only because of the Lore, and because it gives you the good old pre-tbc feelings back from when you raided there as a 60, but it allows you to see a path not many people have walked or know about.

My future goals in this month is to get 3 more Elementium Ore, get Exalted with Brood of Nozdormu ( which is OBVIOUSLY the best faction ever ) and obtaining my Violet-Proto Drake.

But best of all, will be the Ravencrest Sword, which is just /drool

Comment by Sygmoral

Quest text (since it is missing from Wowhead): Greetings, champion. I am Jonathan, keeper of the sacred gong and eternal watcher of the Bronze Flight.

I have been empowered by the Timeless One himself to grant you an item of your choosing from his timeless treasure trove. May it aid you in your battles against C'Thun.

Comment by Morhobin

Do i have to do the whole quest line to do the mast one? I really want the Raven crests Legacy SWORD! I am almost lvl 59 lvling up in Sithus . Please tell me i need this sword!

Comment by Quilan

Looking for the charecters in War of the Ancients (what these items are named after)

Rhonin the Red (runesword of the red): Dalaran

Korialstraz/Krasus (Fang of Korialstraz): Wyrmrest temple, top floor

Lord Ravencrest (Ravencrest's Legacy): R.I.P

Jarod Shadowsong (Shadowsong's Sorrow): Mount Hyjal as of Cata.

Edit: Got my facts wrong on Shadowsong's sorrow. Sorry.

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Comment by Nancho

Completed it today, May 2, 2010 (started it 2008). By far is the best chain quest I have ever did in the game! I encourage every lore interested players to do it, they won't regret it. Don't forget to do the most fun parts with your friends! Like Malfurion Stormrage in Sunken Temple, the defense of Moonglade and some Narain's related quests (like Dr. Weavil, the most infamous criminal of Azeroth)

The hardest part for me was to farm elementium ores (I hate to pug BWL)

- Nancho, proud Moonkin since vanilla

Comment by omgcritz

Ummm, so you can still get the chapter for The Only Prescription from Onyxia. But what happens if you are level 60 now and want to complete this chain?

Comment by Shamagoes

You level up to 80, get geared, then go raid an Ony. That's whats mandatory.

Comment by Furydeath

If only they had text on the weapons.

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Comment by tmptfate

Upon the release of the Cataclysm expansion, any character who completed the massive quest chain leading up to (and including this final quest) received the Feat of Strength Veteran of the Shifting Sands.

With the release of Cataclysm, this quest will no longer be obtainable OR completable by any player.

Comment by tmptfate

Upon the release of the Cataclysm expansion, any character who completed the massive quest chain leading up to (and including this final quest) received the Feat of Strength Veteran of the Shifting Sands.

With the release of Cataclysm, this quest will no longer be obtainable OR completable by any player. Here is the confirmation from a Blue poster:I believe the quest chain will still work in patch 4.0.1. It will definitely be gone when the world shatters (4.0.3) though.

Comment by Maritas

If anyone is doing this, I would hurry up and finish because once Blizz breaks the world, part of the quest chain will no longer be available.

Maws area (final part of Blue chain) will no longer be available due to map changes.

Chops from the Chimeras on the Isle of Dread wont be happening. Isle vanishes same time. Also means 500 LB chicken vanishes.

I just finished and it was a lot of fun - all except getting the elementium ore - what a pain but fun none the less and the Goblin rep is a sweet side bonus.

Comment by Hinalover

It has been confirmed that in 4.0.3, this quest chain will be unavailable to complete. In it's place we are given a feet of strength for completing this quest chain.

Comment by nathangast

well i just completed the quest and have my lovely sword to go with my aq40 set. however, no achievement, no title. wtf?

Comment by TuraTreesus

final quest hand-in sucks. he doesn't say a word to you. i was looking forward to a nice cine.

Comment by Gundreda

I can now confirm post patch 4.0.3 that this whole quest chain can still be completed.

18th November 2010 - Treasure of the timeless one - accepted and completed.

I decided last week I was going to hammer it through. seeing as I was sitting on the 10 Elementium already for the past 4 months.

Panic alert when I saw patch 4.0.3 was on the download as I thought the quest was going to be removed then (I know.. always leaving it to the last minute like everyone else)

Advice on the BWL run for the red sceptre shard.MAKE SURE no one in the group is going after that item as well. before anyone gets saved. Had to kick out 3 other group members because the moment I mentioned it they shouted about needing it too. one drop per kill so yeh stay sharp.

Best wishes to all the rest going for it.(Citadel, Azuremyst EU)

Comment by peeka

just completed this 11/19/2010

Comment by Lausten

Just did this 20/11-10 - 00.57 :)

Comment by Gorgemon

23rd November 19:30 on european realm. Just turned this in finally! The shattering has not yet happened but it is only a few hours away. I wonder if I'm the last person ever to complete this epic quest chain?

Comment by Lausten

Just logged on 1/12-10 and sure enough I had the feat of strength in my achivements tab..

Comment by Gundreda

Date: 02 - December - 2010

Just wanting to post up here for information that the Feat of Strength relating to this quest chain has been granted to all characters that completed the chain AFTER the ten hour world event came to an end.

Well done to every one that managed to complete the best quest chain in the entire game - well done :-)

Comment by Menalausz

appearently, we had to do one more final quest, treasure of the timeless one, after getting the scepter, i was among the many who had recieved the scepter and have thought it ends there and i have the FoS in my pocket but boy oh boy was i sad the day shattering came and there was no any feat of strength in my achievements tab, ticketed and thumbsup we'll see what happens, will edit the post